The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was soon summoned to the imperial study.
Accompanying the governor of Shuntian Prefecture was the imperial physician Lin from the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Grand Admiral.
Concubine Liang, who got the news, also hurried over!
Before the interrogation even started, Concubine Liang knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Majesty, Yu'er must have been framed. Please help Yu'er! Yu'er's reputation has been ruined! He has always been well-educated and well-mannered. When I wanted to arrange two concubines for him, he said that he would not take concubines or have a concubine before he married his first wife. How could he do such a thing?!"
The emperor felt a headache when he saw Concubine Liang like this. He suppressed his impatience, stepped forward and personally helped Concubine Liang up, and said softly: "My beloved concubine is pregnant, get up and talk! Yu'er is my son, I will never allow others to plot against him!"
Concubine Liang was helped up by the emperor.
The emperor supported her and walked to the dragon throne, motioning her to sit down: "Sit still and don't disturb the fetus."
Concubine Liang was delighted, because only the Queen had sat on the dragon throne before. Although she had been the most favored concubine in the harem over the years, this was still the first time she sat on it!
Chu Tiankuo's eyes turned a little colder.
He said with a surprised look on his face, "Second brother, you don't have any concubines? But I have noticed that your steps are usually weak, which is obviously a sign of excessive consumption of blood and essence. Moreover, this is not something that can be consumed in one or two days, but one or two years. It has been like this for many years. If it continues, it will affect your lifespan! Imperial Doctor Lin should know this! I saw in the records of the Imperial Hospital that most of the herbs taken by Imperial Doctor Lin were used to increase Yang energy. If it was not used by the second brother, could it be used by father? No wonder the imperial concubine is pregnant!"
The emperor's heartbeat quickened!
Chu Tianyu: “…”
He's unsteady on his feet, is that serious
Concubine Liang was shocked.
Chu Tiankuo knows medicine? Can you tell at a glance
Doctor Lin felt a chill on his back unconsciously.
The emperor straightened his body and said with a straight face, "What nonsense!"
Concubine Liang suppressed her panic and pretended to be surprised, "The prince knows medicine? Medicine is about observation, listening, questioning and palpation. How can you tell the symptoms at a glance? Even if your steps are weak, there are many reasons."
Chu Tiankuo nodded: "That's right, but I have learned a little bit from traveling all these years. How about I take the pulse of the Imperial Concubine? Take the pulse of the Second Prince? I can tell from the pulse whether the Imperial Concubine is carrying a prince or a princess! We will know how good my medical skills are when the Imperial Concubine gives birth."
The second prince immediately said: "No need!"
Concubine Liang's eyes sparkled and she smiled, "No need for that. Whether it's a prince or a princess, I'll be happy."
The emperor had a headache. He glared at Chu Tiankuo and said unhappily, "The pulse is taken by the imperial physician. Don't give up your job and meddle in other people's business!"
Chu Tiankuo sneered in his heart, but didn't show it on his face. He nodded and said, "Father is right! I will get down to business now!"
Chu Tiankuo looked at the Shuntian prefect and said, "Lord Liang, have you protected the private room in the restaurant after the Second Prince left?"
"Your Highness, no one has touched anything inside!" There was no room for fuss about this matter, as the prince's guards were also there to guard it.
Chu Tiankuo nodded and looked at Doctor Lin: "Doctor Lin, have you checked the food? Is there any problem?"
Imperial Physician Lin had no idea what had happened. He was still in the Imperial Hospital prescribing medicine for Prime Minister Liang's son when he was dragged away to check the food and drinks in the reception building.
He didn't know that the incident was related to the Second Prince. Besides, the Crown Prince's guards and the Grand Admiral were there at the time, and he found out on the spot that neither the food nor the tea had been poisoned. At this moment, the private room in the restaurant was still guarded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he couldn't lie at all.
He said, "Your Highness, there is no problem with the food and drinks in the restaurant."
Concubine Liang then said, "The poison may not have been put in the restaurant or in the food. After all, if the food was poisoned, it can be easily found out! Who would do such a stupid thing?"
Chu Tianyu also said: "Father, I was indeed poisoned. I don't know how I was poisoned. But I did act out of control after being poisoned. No matter what, it was my carelessness that led me to fall into someone else's trap! There are too many coincidences in this matter!"
Chu Tiankuo said calmly, "But this girl just said that they found the food poisoned after they finished eating. If the food was not poisoned, it was poisoned on the way... Second brother, didn't you happen to meet Miss Shen and know that she had a grievance, and then opened a private room to listen to her story? Otherwise, how did that person know that you were going to see the girl and poisoned her in advance?"
Shen Mingzhu: “…”
Concubine Liang: "..."
Chu Tianyu: “… ”
Chu Tianyu: "How do I know what the other party is thinking! Anyway, I was poisoned! And this incident is too coincidental! How could the prince of Zhao think that the princess of Zhao was in that private room and then broke open the door? My eldest brother was there at the time, why was he there? Why was Imperial Censor Lin there too? Isn't all this too coincidental? Someone must be plotting against me!"
This implies that Chu Tiankuo deliberately drugged him and framed him!
Chu Tiankuo sneered: "Second brother, do you think that this was done by my brother?"
Concubine Liang pretended to be surprised and said, "Why is your highness so sensitive? Yu'er didn't mean that! He just said that it was all too coincidental. Why did you go to the guest house? Did someone make an appointment with you? Your highness might as well tell us, maybe we can find the person who poisoned you."
This statement is a hint to the prince that he is trying to cover up his guilt!
Chu Tiankuo looked at Chu Yuehou and said, "Grand Admiral, can you explain this matter?"
"Your Majesty, today, Master Xu, the formation master of Zhao, proposed to discuss the redemption of a person and to see if the princess of Zhao is safe. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he seemed to have discovered the whereabouts of the prince of Zhao and was worried that he would secretly kidnap someone, so he asked Jinyingwei to borrow someone to help. Seeing that the matter was of great importance, I agreed."
"The Jinying Guards had originally agreed to meet with Mr. Xu of Zhao at Room 3 of the Yingke Building, but the Crown Prince of Zhao was already there. The Jinying Guards changed the meeting place to Room 3 of the Yingbin Building. Yang Xie of Zhao came back from outside the city and didn't know the meeting place had changed, so he rushed over and caused this incident."
Chu Tiankuo looked at Chu Tianyu with a sarcasm on his face: "Second brother, do you know where the coincidence is now? The coincidence is that the second prince accidentally discovered the injustice of this girl and asked for a private room to listen to her grievances. If the second prince didn't want to show his heroic qualities and asked for a private room to save the beauty, all these coincidences probably wouldn't exist!"
Chu Tiankuo deliberately emphasized the word "sex"!
Chu Tianyu: “… ”
"As for what the second prince said about being drugged, it is not possible to be drugged in a restaurant. So when was he drugged? We can find out where the second prince went before going to the restaurant! Unfortunately, I saw the second prince go to the Prime Minister's Mansion after the morning court session. Could it be that he was drugged in the Prime Minister's Mansion? The people in the Prime Minister's Mansion actually dared to poison the prince, which is equivalent to treason and deserves death! It is not too much to confiscate the property and exterminate the clan! Concubine Liang, do you think so?"
Chu Tiankuo looked towards Concubine Liang with cold and sharp eyes, like a ghost seeking revenge.
Concubine Liang: “… .”
For the first time, Concubine Liang felt that Chu Tiankuo was terrifying! He was much more terrifying than she had imagined!
He came back this time to take my life! It was obvious, and he made it clear!
Liang Liyuan was beaten so badly that his life was in danger!
He was telling himself nakedly that he had control over the Second Prince's whereabouts, knew what they were plotting, and was using their own methods to retaliate against them one by one! Starting from the grain purchase in Futai County, the Second Prince's reputation was now completely ruined!
Both!
How many of their secrets did he know
The baby in her belly... He was hinting at something just now.
Chu Tiankuo can’t stay!
Don't keep it at any cost!
Concubine Liang looked at Shen Mingzhu fiercely: "Drag this bitch away and beat her to death! She must have deliberately drugged and seduced the second prince!"
Shen Mingzhu: “… .”
She was so scared that her face turned pale. She glanced at the Second Prince and saw that he was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything. Shen Mingzhu's heart sank. She wanted to cry out for injustice, but then she thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I am willing to die to apologize!"
The second prince's heart was moved. This woman was really infatuated with him! After she was beaten to death, he would have someone collect her body!
After saying that, Shen Mingzhu stood up and ran headfirst into a pillar in the distance!
The emperor's expression changed: "Stop her!"
Shen Mingzhu was stopped by the imperial guards at once.
Having said that, there is nothing that the Emperor doesn't understand about this matter now!
The whole thing about being drugged and the coincidence is all fake!
It was obvious that the second brother was playing with decent women outside and was discovered by the crown prince. The crown prince took the opportunity to make a big deal out of the matter and ruined the second brother's reputation!
These two bastards are simply trying to piss him off to death!
One is lustful and evil-minded, and the other is cold-blooded and heartless, only caring about revenge and not caring about anything else!
The emperor said angrily: "A real man should take responsibility for his actions. Since this is just a coincidence, it must be God's will. Since Tianyu has ruined someone else's innocence, he should take responsibility! Carry the person into the palace!"
Concubine Liang wanted to say something else: "Your Majesty..."
The emperor said: "Alright! I'm tired, all of you leave!"